DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.- Two new fires started in Douglas County Thursday. The Devil’s Knob Fire, burning near Devil’s Knob Road and north of Joe Hall Creek in Tiller, is already estimated to be between 800 and 1000 acres. Crews from ...
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Triple digit temperatures and a chance for thunderstorms this weekend are ramping up fire potential in many areas across southern Oregon. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the fire danger level will increase ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon community college basketball coach, arrested in Douglas County in 2022 for online sexual corruption of a minor, is headed to federal prison. The Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office says 38-year-old Nathan Bowie of Portland, is going ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – Two people are behind bars in Douglas County after allegedly kidnapping their two children during a supervised visit in California. Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office say 53-year-old David James and 39-year-old Tiffany Bryant ...
WINSTON, Ore. – The Douglas Forest Protective Association will tentatively conduct a prescribed burn in Winston on Tuesday. The agency says crews will be working on the burn in a pasture near Old Brockway Road and Brockway Road starting at ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A man and his dog are alive after escaping a fire in a residential structure with the help from Roseburg firefighters. Firefighters responded to the call early Saturday morning. They directed the man and his dog to ...
OREGON – With Labor Day weekend here, temperatures are rising and Governor Tina Kotek is reminding Oregonians that fire season is still far from over. The 10-year average for acres burned in an entire fire season is 640,000 acres, but ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. – Changes to Roseburg’s city code will add penalties for camping violations. Roseburg’s City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that includes fines and jail time for anyone violating the city’s time, place, and manner restrictions. The law also ...
OREGON – The Oregon Beverage Recycling Co-op, which runs bottle drop, is collecting donations for wildfire relief. And the community is invited to help out. The co-op will match up to $50,000 in donations through September 30. The money will ...
DOUGLAS & KLAMATH COUNTIES, Ore. – Progress continues on the Diamond and Homestead complexes and the Middle Fork Fire is seeing minimal growth. More fires within the Diamond Complex are now fully contained. According to the Wednesday morning update, 23 ...